A comparison of the epidemiology of paediatric burns in Scotland and South Africa

Burns

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 802-806

  Teo, A I C ^a   Van As, A B ^b   Cooper, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns; Epidemiology; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864125785     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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